President's Message of USGTF-FLC

Many people said it couldn't be done----training and certifying golf teaching professionals. That was the exclusive terrain of the PGA of America, established in 1916. How could any other organization dare challengze tradition and compete head to head with such a Goliath of the golf industry? Furthermore, how did USGTF entity become the largest organization of golf teaching professionals in the world?

Our story is about taking the golf teaching profession and for the first time in history making it a separate entity unto itself. It is about providing opportunity, offering inclusion and demystifying the golf teaching profession. Having a history is what sets us apart and our story has proven ever relevant to over 25,000 golf teaching professionals around the world.

Nowadays, the USGTF holds 4 levels of certification with continuing education through Golf Teaching Pro magazine, the official member publication of the USGTF. In order to achieve certification, candidates may choose to attend the level of certification they prefer and successfully pass the criteria required for each level.

USGTF-FLC was established to extend the mission of USGTF to foreign language speaking candidates who want to be certified and be teaching professionals. I recognized that there was a big barrier for non-English speaking people to attend our training program, and so I initiated in setting up foreign language courses program with Mr. Bryant, President of USGTF.

It has been a great success since we introduced this new program with the size of our members growing every year.

We are looking forward to assisting you in the future and hope you will enjoy the relaxed and caring learning environment, with individual attention from our experienced examining staff.

Sincerely,

Brandon LeePresident of USGTF-FLC(United States Golf Teachers Federation Foreign Language Courses)President of USGTF-KOREAVice President of WGTF International Development